WordNet Dictionary- [n] an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner
- [n] the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes
Webster's 1913 Dictionary\An`a*mor"pho*sis\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to form anew;
? again + ? to form; ? form.]
1. (Persp.) A distorted or monstrous projection or
representation of an image on a plane or curved surface,
which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected
from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears
regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image.
2. (Biol.) Same as {Anamorphism}, 2.
3. (Bot.) A morbid or monstrous development, or change of
form, or degeneration.